In Praise of Doubt - How to Have Convictions Without Becoming a Fanatic

“This book addresses, both broadly and individually, how to balance dedication to strong religious and moral beliefs, while simultaneously being objective and discerning. This book grapples, in a thoughtful, entertaining way with these and other meaty philosophical questions.” Informationen zum Autor Peter L. Berger is an internationally renowned sociologist and faculty member at Boston University, where in 1985 he founded its Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs. He is the author of The Social Construction of Reality , The Homeless Mind , and Questions of Faith . Anton C. Zijderveld holds doctorates in both sociology and philosophy. He is on the faculty of Erasmus University in Rotterdam. Among his many books are The Abstract Society , On Clichés , and Reality in a Looking Glass . Klappentext We are stuck. Both as a culture and as individuals‚ we find it much easier to articulate what we are against and find ourselves at a loss for words when we need to articulate what we are for. World-famous sociologists Peter Berger and Anton Zijderveld team up to present a profound treatment of how we can have confidence in our convictions-in such ideals as democracy‚ human rights‚ equality under the law‚ etc.-without succumbing to the radical doubts of relativism and the certainties of fundamentalism. With new lenses for seeing the influence modernism‚ relativism‚ and fundamentalism‚ they explore the roles of humor‚ doubt‚ and social norms that help us have convictions without grasping them so tightly that we become fanatical. Zusammenfassung “A book of great practical wisdom by authors who have profound insight into the intellectual dynamics governing contemporary life.” —Dallas Willard, author of Knowing Christ Today   In In Praise of Doubt, two world-renowned social scientists, Peter L. Berger ( The Homeless Mind, Questions of Faith ) and Anton C. Zijderveld ( The Abstract Society, On Clichés ), map out how we can survive the political, moral, and religious challenges raised by the extreme poles of relativism and fundamentalism. A book that asks and answers Big Questions, In Praise of Doubt offers invaluable guidance on how to have convictions without becoming a fanatic. ...

Product details

• Authors: Peter Berger, Peter L. Berger, Peter/ Zijderveld Berger, Berger Peter, Anton Zijderveld, Anton C. Zijderveld, Zijderveld Anton
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.08.2009
• EAN: 9780061778162
• ISBN: 978-0-06-177816-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, social and political philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge, PHILOSOPHY: Social, RELIGION: Christian Theology / Apologetics, PHILOSOPHY: Epistemology, RELIGION: Spirituality, PHILOSOPHY: Religious, SCIENCE: History, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Anthropology / General, RELIGION: Philosophy, RELIGION: Christian Theology / Anthropology, RELIGION: Fundamentalism, RELIGION: Faith